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DEVICE FOR STOPPING HORSES. No. 249,123. Patented Nov. 1,1881.

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ATTORNEYS.

NITED STATES GUMERSINDO VILLAR, OF SANTANDER, SPAIN.

DEVICE FOR STOPPING HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,123, dated November 1, 1881.

Application filed September 8, 1881. (No model.)

of the animal more or less when required, the

device used being a curtain, fitted as hereinafv ter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspectiy'e View, showing the invention as applied to a horse and out of use. Fig. 2 is a similar "iew with the curtain drawn down into the position of use. Fig. 3 is a top view of the box for retaining the curtain, and Fig. 4 is a front view of the complete apparatus.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A is a metallic box, of semicircular form, attached firmly to the front or nose strap, (1, of the bridle, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This box is open at the under side, and is of suitable size for containing the curtain and spring, next described.

B is the curtain, of silk stuff or other materialofsuitable strength and flexibility, fastened to the inner side and upper part of box A at one end.

0 is a spiral spring, slightly longer than the box A, and of a diameter for entering the box freely. The ends of the spring are provided with rings a a, to which cords b, of silk or other material, are attached. The cords pass through eyes in the ends of the bit-levers c and through other suitable rings and guides to a position where they are in reach of the rider or driver.

The curtain B and spring 0 are contained in the box A when not required for usein controlling the horse. To secure them in the box the curtain is gathered and the spring bent to the semi-circular form and pushed in. The

elasticity of the spring will give the friction required to retain the spring and curtain in place. To release the curtain it is only necessary to give a slight pull on the cords b, which will draw out the spring and the spring and curtain willfall in front of the animals nostrils. Then by drawing on the cords the curtain will be closed over the nostrils and respiration checked partially or wholly, as required.

With this device a runaway horse can be controlled with ease, and brought gradually to a stop. The spring, being flexible, will bend, so that the curtain can adapt itself perfectly to the fleshy part of the horses nose, and by application of sufficient pressure respiration will be entirely stopped.

The invention can be applied to either saddle or draft horses, and requires no changes in the usual gear.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. An improved device for stopping horses consisting of a curtain arranged in a box secured to the nose-strap of a bridle, and adapted to be drawn down over the horses nostrils by cords passing through eyes in the ends of the bit-levers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the box A, secured to the nose-strap of a bridle, and the operatingcords b, of the curtain B, provided with the spiral spring (3 atits lower edge, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the boxAand the curtain B, of the spiral spring O,slight1ylonger than the said box, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

at. The combination of the nose-strap d, box A, curtain B, spring G, provided with rings a, cords I), and bit-levers a, substantially as shown and described.

GUMERSINDO VI LLAR.

Witnesses LORENZO BLANOHARD, ANTONIO HIGUERA. 

